Fractional Sloop · Dbrd. Dinghy · First built 2000
A high-performance fractional day-sailer with a light 160kg displacement and a lively sail area-to-displacement ratio
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Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
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Character
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TrailerableBeam 1.69 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 160 kg of hull, so roughly 750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 160 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.15 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalCapsize 3.14Bluewater
EasygoingSA/D 24.1Powered-up
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.1
Capsize screening
3.14
Hull
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Builder
Krona Boats
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